Contractors Group Hosts Safety Seminar

March 30

The West Tennessee chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors presents a scaffold safety seminar from 8 a.m. to noon in the ABC office, 1995 Nonconnah Blvd. Cost is $150 for members, $200 for non-members.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville presents Sick of Being Sleepy, a seminar on the epidemic of excessive sleepiness, at 6 p.m. in the classrooms at Baptist-Collierville, 1500 W. Poplar Ave. Admission is free. Call 227-8478 for reservations.

March 31

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association hosts a Lunch and Learn program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Evergreen Presbyterian Church, 613 University St. Speaker is Jenny Turner-Courtney of the Memphis Grizzlies. Call Bert Kelly at 529-4560.

April 1

The MAARket Masters chapter of Toastmasters meets at 7 a.m. at the Memphis Area Association of Realtors, 6393 Poplar Ave. Attendees can gain public speaking and presentation skills. Call Tommie Criswell-Jones at 230-7653.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals hosts its monthly luncheon meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thomas Center East Lounge at Christian Brothers University. Attorney Stephen McDaniel will discuss estate planning and planned giving. Cost is $15 for members; $25 for non-members. Call 321-4352 or visit www.afpmemphis.org.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare-Germantown Hospital hosts Girl Talk, a program to help improve communication between mothers and daughters, at the hospital, 7691 Poplar Ave. Classes run through April 22. Cost is $20. Call 516-6645 or visit www.methodisthealth.org to register.

April 2

The Memphis Lawyers chapter of the Federalist Society presents a forum on Same Sex Marriage in the Aftermath of Goodridge from noon to 1 p.m. in the Federal Courthouse conference room, 11th floor. Division 8 Circuit Court Judge D Army Bailey and attorney J. Maxwell Williams are the featured speakers. Attendees should bring a brown-bag lunch. Call 526-0431 for reservations.

The government relations committees of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce and Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce host the fifth annual legislative breakfast at 8 a.m. at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Cost is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 853-1949 for reservations.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents percussionist Ed Murray during the Paul & Linnea Bert Chamber Orchestra series at 8 p.m. at the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center, 60 Perkins Extended. Admission is $30; $27 for senior citizens. Call 324-3627.

April 3

Methodist Healthcare and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society present the MS Walk at 9 a.m. at Mud Island River Park, 125 N. Front St. Call 755-4900 for more information.

Council member Carol Chumney hosts a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. at East High School, 3206 Poplar Ave. The topic is Improving MLGW and City Services. The meeting is free and open to the public. Call 576-6786.

The newly launched Memphis African-American Writers Group meets at 12:30 p.m. at the Levi Branch Library, 3676 Highway 61 S. The group is open to published and non-published writers of any race and gender. Call Shelia Lipsey at 348-2511.

St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital hosts the Marguerite Piazza St. Jude Gala at 6 p.m. in the Memphis Ballroom at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Tickets are $200 per person. Call 373-5051.

The West Tennessee Area of the American Diabetes Association hosts the 2004 The Cat in The Hat by Dr. Seuss Black Tie Gala and Auction at Park Vista Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. For tickets or sponsorships, call 682-8232.

Arts-Visions & Venues Inc. hosts its first evening of soul at 8 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Call 395-8242 for ticket information.